# Lejam Village, Lakhipur, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/lakhipur/lejam/ Village · Lakhipur, Goalpara # Lejam Lejam is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,019 people in 573 households**, the 20th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%. - 3,019people (2011) - 573households - 63.2%literacy - 1,011females per 1,000 males ## Lejam PIN code and other codes Lejam falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam. - Gram panchayatChumari - Community development blockLakhipur - Census village code281951 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lejam from nearby towns? - Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)169 km by road - Goalpara (district HQ)57 km by road - Lakhipur (nearest town)9 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Lejam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Lejam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Lakhipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Lejam known for? The main crops are **paddy, jute and vegetables**. About 88% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Lejam Of every 100 households in Lejam in 2011, 30 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Lejam · ■ Lakhipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****30%** **22% Toilet within the home ****60%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **47% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **96% Use banking services ****22%** **18% Television ****7%** **7% Mobile phone ****38%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **37% Own their home ****95%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Lejam? ■ Lejam · ■ Lakhipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%** **55.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107** **964 Working population ****25.8%** **31.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.7% for men and 56.6% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 224 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (4%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 250 (32%) · **■** Marginal 252 (32%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Lakhipur - Saktola3,306 people - Kaltapur3,266 people - Gumaijhar3,263 people - Jurigaon3,238 people - Chilarvita3,011 people - Damribhasa2,976 people - Dhamar Reserve2,861 people - Manaspara Reserve2,859 people [All 267 villages in Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/lakhipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Lejam from Goalpara?57 km by road - What is the population of Lejam?3,019 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lejam in?Goalpara district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Lejam?63.2% (Census 2011)